admiring
adjective
displaying or feeling admiration.
half-admiringly
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a word derived from
admiring.
Example Sentences
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“Some of these supporters are avid,” he says, half-admiringly, half-frustrated, “and they’re holding out hope that Paul will be the Republican nominee.”
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2012
"My! ain't you strong!" she said, half-ruefully77 and half-admiringly, as she shrugged her shoulders.
From Prairie Folks by Hamlin Garland
Polly’s eyes searched the dark ones turned half-teasingly and half-admiringly toward her.
From The Camp Fire Girls' Careers by Margaret Vandercook
She had got rid of Marie, who had left Luxor on the previous day, neither tearful nor, apparently, angry, but looking sharp, greedy, and half-admiringly inquisitive to the very last.
From Bella Donna A Novel by Robert Smythe Hichens
"They've got a regular set just the same," he said half-admiringly.
From El Diablo by Dan Sayre Groesbeck
